Production Associate (Night Shift)

Novelis Lincolnshire Manufacturing Facility • Lincolnshire, IL

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Novelis is hiring Production Associates for its Lincolnshire facility. The role supports manufacturing departments with production needs and provides training across different work centers as a pathway to higher-paying Operator positions as they become available. Associates support the cold mill, annealing, tension line, strand line, and laboratory; provide assistance and break relief; pack and wrap coils; handle scrap and cores; and maintain housekeeping. Employees must follow plant safety practices and support company quality, environmental, health and safety, and certification standards, including applicable ISO, IATF, and ASI standards.

The position works 6:00 PM to 6:00 AM on a 3-2-2 rotating schedule. The listed hourly rate is $23.71, with a $1.50-per-hour night-shift premium and time-and-a-half weekend pay. Benefits begin on the first day of employment. Vacation accrues after specified service-hour and tenure milestones. New employees may bid for higher-paying Operator positions when available.

Requirements

• High school-level education is required.
• Must be a safe worker who demonstrates concern for personal and others’ safety and willingness to participate in plant safety initiatives.
• Ability to work as part of a team and be self-directed.
• Good verbal communication skills.
• Basic computer and math skills.
• Strong work ethic and positive attitude.
• Ability and willingness to train in other job classifications.
• Good decision-making skills.
• Basic knowledge of hand tools and mechanical aptitude.
• Flexibility to accommodate job focus and assignments that may change daily or hourly.

Nice To Haves

• Post-high-school education.
• Previous manufacturing experience.
• Material-handling experience.

Responsibilities

• Follow plant safety rules and departmental safety practices, and support safety initiatives.
• Provide manufacturing support for the cold mill, annealing, tension line, strand line, and laboratory work centers.
• Provide assistance and break relief.
• Pack and wrap coils.
• Expedite scrap handling in work centers.
• Expedite core preparation and handling in work centers.
• Provide assistance in the laboratory.
• Maintain housekeeping.
• Train and qualify in material handling at the mill, strand and tension line entry/exit, scrap, and pack line areas.
• Support company quality, environmental, health and safety, and applicable certification standards.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage beginning on the first day of employment.
• Disability insurance.
• Life insurance.
• Paid holidays.
• 401(k) eligibility immediately, with company match up to 2.5% and company contributions of 4% after one year.
• 40 hours of vacation after completing 1,250 working hours; 80 hours of vacation at two years.
• Night-shift premium of $1.50 per hour.
• Weekend pay at time and a half.
• Opportunity to bid for higher-paying Operator positions as they become available.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED